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Duke Law

1993

Ethical aspects

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Fairness And Trust In Corporate Law, Lawrence E. Mitchell Dec 1993

Fairness And Trust In Corporate Law, Lawrence E. Mitchell

Duke Law Journal

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“Cardozo’S Foot”: The Chancellor’S Conscience And Constructive Trusts, H. Jefferson Powell Jul 1993

“Cardozo’S Foot”: The Chancellor’S Conscience And Constructive Trusts, H. Jefferson Powell

Law and Contemporary Problems

The "chancellor's foot" is a term coined by English legal scholar John Selden for the argument that equity is an unjustified and unfortunate interference in the regular course of the rule of law. This issue is examined by focusing on a particular doctrine of equity, the constructive trust, and on a seminal figure in the development of the modern US understanding of constructive trusts, Benjamin Cardozo.

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Professor Scheppele’S Middle Way: On Minimizing Normativity And Economics In Securities Law, William T. Allen Jul 1993

Professor Scheppele’S Middle Way: On Minimizing Normativity And Economics In Securities Law, William T. Allen

Law and Contemporary Problems

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“It’S Just Not Right”: The Ethics Of Insider Trading, Kim Lane Scheppele Jul 1993

“It’S Just Not Right”: The Ethics Of Insider Trading, Kim Lane Scheppele

Law and Contemporary Problems

The Supreme Court doctrine defining insider trading and a competing theory called the misappropriation theory are criticized, focusing on the case of "United States vs Chestman." A counter-argument is presented.

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